deman

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See also: demán and dè man

English

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Etymology

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From de- +‎ man.

Verb

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deman (third-person singular simple present demans, present participle demanning, simple past and past participle demanned)

  1. (transitive) To sack employees from.

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Interlingua

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Etymology

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From French demain (tomorrow).

Adverb

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deman

  1. tomorrow

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Occitan

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Old Occitan [Term?], from Late Latin dē māne (early in the morning), from + Latin māne, from Proto-Indo-European *meh₂- (to mature, ripen).

Pronunciation

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Adverb

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deman

  1. tomorrow

Old English

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Proto-West Germanic *dōmijan, from Proto-Germanic *dōmijaną.

Cognate with Old Frisian dēma, Old Saxon dōmian, Dutch doemen, Old High German tuomen, Old Norse dǿma (Danish dømme, Icelandic dæma), Gothic 𐌳𐍉𐌼𐌾𐌰𐌽 (dōmjan).

Pronunciation

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Verb

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dēman

  1. to judge
    • late 10th century, Ælfric, Lives of Saints
      Ne sċeall nān godes þeġn for sċeattum riht dēman, ac healdan þone dōm ġif godes man sȳ...
      Nor shall one of God's servants decide a law for wealth, but maintain the judgement if he is a man of God...
  2. to sentence [with + dative = "to something"]

Conjugation

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Descendants

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  • Middle English: demen